CAP engaged: VF-3 with F4F-4 Wildcat (7 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes VF-42 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 28300. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes VF-71 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 3 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 28300. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes

CAP engaged: VF-3 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 14 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers VF-42 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 76 minutes 12 planes vectored on to bombers VF-71 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 52 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Aogashima at 115,65

CAP engaged: VF-3 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes VF-42 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 7 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes VF-71 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28300 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

CAP engaged: 11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes 265th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 24 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes

Kira U. in a Ki-44-IIa Tojo makes head on attack ... forces Liberator II out of formation

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tokyo at 114,60 I had 4 BF, 2 Ind Eng, Air HQ loading at Tokyo for .... I left it there as potential bait. It is worth the shipping losses. Light CAP as I wanted his CVs!!

CAP engaged: VF-3 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes VF-42 with F4F-4 Wildcat (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 1 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 6000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Aogashima at 115,65

CAP engaged: VF-42 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28300 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Aogashima at 115,65

He has sent raids south of Iwo Jima before and got a small convoy in months past. I saw him the turn before at 13 hexes and thought he would turn around. I moved my training air groups to the bases around Tokyo. However, I forgot to increase torpedo for the Air HQ to above 100, so I ran out during the turn. Now, all Air HQs have 150 torpedoes.

Japan has enough air assets to keep all but a max Allied air attack at bay. He sent 3 of 5 CVs to the area. I had 4 BFs, 2 Ind Eng, and an Air HQ loading at Tokyo, but left them on the transports as expensive bait.

Our game has been very slow pace in A2A action from others I've seen, but India/Burma is slowly heating up. So to answer your question CR, I don't known what his reason was for this and the cost/benefit analysis would make the cost too high for me.

The air coordination may come from almost all air units assigned to various Restricted commands in Japan. I will look closely at the next turn to see if there is more.

Update - turn back and he didn't write anything.... However, CV Wasp moved only one hex and Vals got ono more bomb hit to put her under and two torpedo hits from Kates into CA Louisville to sink her. In the PM Phase, CV Yorktown is NOT targeted (plus too much damage to allow any CAP to be flown). Ms Nell and Ms Betty went after the other shiny toy, BB Prince of Wales, and put 7 torpedo hits in her.